SL Calls for Global Openness & Investment at China Forum 📈

• Finance Deputy Minister Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando addressed the “Global Dialogue on Innovation, Openness, and Shared Development” forum in China, calling for a renewed global commitment to openness in trade, investment, and knowledge exchange. • The Deputy Minister warned that rising protectionism and fragmentation pose a significant threat to global economic progress and urged nations to support a fair, rules-based multilateral trading system centered on the WTO. • Key demands included lowering barriers to cross-border investment and capital movement, strengthening financial connectivity, and boosting collaboration in science and research. • Dr. Fernando affirmed that Sri Lanka remains committed to multilateral cooperation and policies that foster cross-border trade, investment, and knowledge partnerships as essential elements of its long-term economic recovery strategy.